Chapter Summaries

Alita fought the Winter Soldier, defeated him, and cut off his metal arm with Captain America's shield. Steve subdued his old friend and thanked Alita, but she claimed the shield as her trophy, leaving Ye Li to consider how to let her keep it.

• Alita blocked Bucky's attacks and overwhelmed him with a series of strikes.
• Alita wrapped Captain America's shield in blue plasma energy and sliced off Bucky's left arm.
• Steve subdued Bucky and thanked Alita for helping him.
• Alita refused to return the shield, claiming it as her trophy.
• Ye Li considered Alita's interest in the shield and thought about its vibranium alloy.

Ye Li and Alita rescued Sharon Carter’s mother, then accepted her invitation to dinner. Sharon returned home and learned they had saved her mother, while her mother tried to set her up with Ye Li.

• Ye Li asked Alita what she wanted from Captain Rogers’s shield, and Alita said she preferred a fire-resistant blade material for a knife.
• Ye Li returned the shield to Steve Rogers and secretly took Bucky’s mechanical arm back to the Research Institute.
• Sharon’s mother thanked Ye Li for saving her and invited him and Alita to dinner, where he agreed to come.
• Sharon Carter returned home and discovered Ye Li and Alita dining with her mother, who explained that they had saved her.
• Sharon thanked Ye Li and Alita, and her mother claimed that Ye Li was interested in Sharon, leaving Ye Li embarrassed.

Sharon Carter’s mother maneuvered her into spending time alone with Ye Li, and Ye Li used the opportunity to draw her into a portrait session. The chapter ended with Sharon posing for him in a revealing outfit, her heart pounding as he painted.

• Sharon Carter recognized Ye Li as Chairman Ye and said Natasha and Barbara had praised him.
• Sharon Carter’s mother pushed her and Ye Li into Sharon’s bedroom, then left to visit Peggy Carter while Alita promised not to disturb them.
• Ye Li suggested painting Sharon’s portrait and used the Mind Stone to ease her hesitation about changing clothes.
• Sharon put on the blue bodysuit Ye Li had chosen and followed his directions to pose beside the desk.
• Ye Li began sketching Sharon as she blushed and felt her heart pound under his gaze.

Ye Li used his dream-inducing ability to give Sharon Carter a vivid imagined life as a legendary agent, then stayed by her bedside as she woke and invited him for a drink. The chapter ended with Alita secretly watching Sharon bring a bottle back into the room.

• Ye Li showed Sharon Carter her portrait, and they kissed as their relationship deepened.
• Ye Li triggered Sharon Carter's dream of becoming a legendary agent like her aunt Peggy Carter, with Ye Li as her partner.
• Sharon dreamed of working through missions with Ye Li and tearfully mourned breaking a promise to him.
• Sharon woke beside Ye Li, and he claimed she had fallen asleep because she was tired.
• Sharon invited Ye Li for a drink, while Alita secretly watched from the doorway.

Ye Li danced with a drunken Sharon Carter, and their intimate night completed her Relationship Task. The next morning, he gained the Sharon Carter Template and his base physique reached Skyfather Peak 11.56%.

• Sharon Carter poured drinks and urged Ye Li to drink with her.
• Sharon asked Ye Li to dance, triggering a Relationship Task to dance with her once.
• Ye Li danced with Sharon as she hummed a song, then she led him to the bed.
• The next morning, Sharon Carter's Relationship Task was completed and her Template stacked onto Ye Li's base physique.
• Ye Li's base physique rating rose to Skyfather Peak 11.56%.

Ye Li reviewed his templates and realized that stacking basic templates was key to strengthening himself. He left Sharon Carter’s home after discovering Alita had slept beside him and Sharon’s mother teased her about their relationship.

• Ye Li reviewed his templates and noted that his basic physique had reached Peak Skyfather Level, largely because of the converted Thor Template.
• Ye Li mistook the black-haired figure beside his pillow for Sharon Carter, then recognized Alita, who explained that she had come to sleep after Sharon got up.
• Sharon Carter’s mother found her still wearing a blue bodysuit and teased her about how smoothly things were progressing with Ye Li.
• Ye Li exchanged phone numbers with Sharon Carter, said goodbye, and told her to look at his painting if she missed him.

Ye Li took Alita to Talokan to retrieve a vibranium meteorite, showing her the underwater kingdom and the blue grass growing on the metal. Talokan’s soldiers swarmed them as Ye Li began transferring the meteorite to the Ghost-Spider carrier.

• Sharon Carter gave Ye Li her blue bodysuit as a keepsake, and they parted warmly.
• Ye Li reassured his family group chat that he was safe, then took Alita to find materials for making weapons.
• Ye Li and Alita arrived in Talokan, where he used telekinesis to pull a vibranium meteorite from the seabed.
• Ye Li began transferring the meteorite to the Ghost-Spider carrier, and Talokan’s soldiers rushed in to stop him.

Ye Li took the vibranium meteorite from Talokan and traveled to Wakanda to steal its vibranium research data. Shuri identified the intruder as the superhero Black Spider, though she remained unsure what he had done.

• Ye Li teleported away from Talokan with the vibranium meteorite before Namor could arrive, and secretly punished the female commander who had insulted him.
• Ye Li decided to collect vibranium-processing technology from Wakanda rather than let researchers figure it out themselves.
• Ye Li appeared inside Wakanda’s core laboratory, silenced a researcher, and used the Mind Stone to record the vibranium research data.
• Shuri attacked Ye Li with vibranium weapons, but he dismissed her energy shockwaves and teleported away.
• Shuri searched the laboratory and its computer for evidence, then learned that the intruder was the superhero Black Spider.

Ye Li brought Alita to the Triassic Research Institute, confirmed her mechanical body was sound, and introduced her to Gwen Stacy and the others at Sunnyville Manor. Alita called the women her moms and Matilda her little aunt, while Ye Li prepared to spend time with them.

• Ye Li cut a piece from a vibranium meteorite and collected bluegrass plants for research.
• A female researcher confirmed Alita's mechanical body was in perfect condition, and Ye Li ordered the weapons department to refine the vibranium blades.
• Ye Li brought Alita back to Sunnyville Manor and introduced her to Gwen Stacy, Jessica Jones, Cindy, Felicia, Skye, and Barbara.
• Alita called the six women her moms and called Matilda her little aunt, embarrassing Matilda and exasperating Ye Li.
• Ye Li closed the curtains and told Gwen Stacy to wear the outfit from the day before yesterday.

Ye Li prepared a show with Jessica and the others, while the story shifted to the aftermath of Nick Fury’s failed resuscitation and the suspected Hydra infiltration of S.H.I.E.L.D. Hill sought Natasha’s help, leaving them poised to call in outside assistance.

• Ye Li ordered Jessica, Skye, Cindy, Barbara, Felicia, Matilda, and Alita to prepare or leave, then changed the women’s clothes and began the show.
• Nick Fury died in the hospital at 1:03 a.m. as Agent Hill and Captain Rogers watched.
• Natasha asked Rogers who had attacked Fury, and Rogers said Sitwell had taken the masked assassin before he could question him.
• Hill told Natasha she suspected Hydra had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. and taken control of Director Pierce and others.
• Hill told Natasha they needed outside help.

Hill decided to seek Ye Li’s help for S.H.I.E.L.D. and went with Natasha to Sunnyville Manor to request an audience. Rachel interrupted Ye Li and his companions to report their arrival.

• Hill told Natasha that she was willing to make a personal sacrifice to gain Ye Li’s help and protect S.H.I.E.L.D. and world stability.
• Natasha and Hill arrived at Sunnyville Manor, where Sylvie recognized Natasha and noticed Hill had come with her.
• Natasha asked Sylvie to tell Ye Li that she and Hill wanted to meet him.
• Sylvie sent Charlotte a blunt message about Natasha and Hill, and Rachel hurried to notify Ye Li.
• Rachel entered Ye Li’s bedroom and told him that Natasha and Hill were waiting to see him.

Ye Li delayed meeting Natasha and Hill while he spent time with Jessica, Gwen, and Rachel, then sent Rachel to prepare Natasha's room. Meanwhile, Sharon left Pierce after greeting Steve Rogers, and Natasha waited with Sylvie for Rachel to respond.

• Ye Li paused after learning Natasha and Hill had arrived, then continued with Jessica and Gwen while Rachel listened nearby.
• Ye Li eventually told Rachel to invite Natasha to a bedroom he had prepared, and Rachel hurried off after he instructed her to learn maid duties.
• At S.H.I.E.L.D., Pierce comforted Sharon about Fury before Steve Rogers arrived, and Rogers greeted Sharon and met Pierce with suspicion.
• Sylvie answered Rachel's communication while Natasha waited patiently for their meeting with Ye Li.

Pierce tried to convince Steve Rogers that Nick Fury had been involved in a failed intelligence deal and asked why Nick had visited Steve’s home, but Steve rejected his claims and left. Meanwhile, Rachel relayed Ye’s instructions to Natasha and Hill after a call with Sylvie.

• Sylvie asked Rachel to speak clearly, and Rachel eventually said Ye wanted Natasha to wait for him in her bedroom.
• Natasha asked what Hill should do, and Rachel said Ye had told Hill to wait for now.
• Pierce told Steve Rogers how Nick Fury had rescued Pierce and his daughter, then asked why Nick had been at Steve’s home.
• Pierce showed Steve footage of Batroc and claimed Nick had arranged to trade S.H.I.E.L.D. intelligence, but Steve refused to believe him.
• Pierce pressed Steve for an explanation, and Steve picked up his shield and left.
• After ending the call with Sylvie, Rachel leaned against the couch and panted softly.

Steve Rogers faced a S.H.I.E.L.D. assault team in a descending elevator while Natasha visited Ye Li and handed him the USB drive Nick Fury had entrusted to Steve. When armed agents blocked the elevator, Steve broke through the glass and leaped from the upper floors.

• Alita popped the bubble Rachel had blown and checked whether the girl was all right as Rachel admired Gwen Stacy and the other women.
• Steve gave Natasha the USB drive for safekeeping before going to S.H.I.E.L.D., where Rumlow and his assault team entered the elevator with him.
• Natasha told Ye Li that the USB drive came from Nick Fury, and Ye Li took it from her and tossed it aside.
• Rumlow attacked Steve with a stun baton, and Steve slammed him into the elevator glass.
• When armed S.H.I.E.L.D. agents ordered Steve to surrender, he cut the elevator cables with his shield, then smashed through the glass and leaped from the upper floors.

Steve Rogers escaped the compromised S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters after discovering Hydra's influence, while Ye Li kept Natasha occupied at Sunnyville Manor and let Maria Hill enter. Steve called Natasha to report that S.H.I.E.L.D. was compromised, but Ye Li answered instead, leaving Steve confused about Hill's arrival and Natasha's situation.

• Steve escaped the S.H.I.E.L.D. base on a motorcycle, evaded a fighter's gunfire, and disabled the aircraft with his shield.
• Maria Hill waited at Sunnyville Manor until a Wild Pack mercenary admitted her, then Miss Rachel led her toward Natasha's bedroom.
• Steve called Natasha over an encrypted channel and asked whether she had kept Nick Fury's USB drive safe.
• Ye Li answered Steve's call, confirmed the USB drive was intact, and said Natasha was tired and Hill had not arrived yet.

Ye Li met with Maria Hill while Captain America waited anxiously, and Hill saw how close Ye Li was with Natasha. Meanwhile, Alexander Pierce used the S.H.I.E.L.D. council’s fear of Black Spider and other threats to push for Project Insight’s immediate restart.

• Captain America asked Ye Li to keep talking with Hill, and Hill entered as the system classified her as a superhero.
• Ye Li invited Hill to sit beside Natasha, explained that he and Natasha had a personal relationship, and continued holding Natasha close.
• Alexander Pierce defended Nick Fury during a council video conference while the council accused Fury of obstructing Project Insight.
• The council voted to restart Project Insight, citing the danger of powerful individuals and the mysterious deaths of former council members.
• A councilman proposed using Project Insight against Black Spider, but the others fell silent, wary of provoking the figure they suspected had targeted powerful officials.

Pierce watched the senators move toward approving Project Insight, while Ye Li revealed to Maria Hill that he could help expose Hydra’s plan. After accessing Nick Fury’s USB drive, Ye Li entered its data world and confronted Arnim Zola, demanding his consciousness-storage technology.

• Pierce saw the senators eager to launch Project Insight and believed Hydra’s plan was close to succeeding.
• Ye Li teased Maria Hill, then promised to help her dismantle Project Insight in exchange for a kiss.
• Ye Li produced a laptop on Hill’s back, blocked the USB drive’s tracking system, and began cracking its protected data.
• Ye Li used the Mind Stone and his hacking skills to enter the data network and encounter Arnim Zola.
• Zola tried to rewrite Ye Li’s mind, but Ye Li’s Absolute Mind Shield blocked the attack and trapped Zola.
• Ye Li demanded that Zola hand over his consciousness-storage technology in exchange for his life.

After capturing Arnim Zola, Ye Li learned about Hydra’s Project Insight from Maria Hill and agreed to help stop it by sending a super-soldier unit to rendezvous with Captain. He left Hill wondering how he had dispatched them while she was with him, then teased her about reliving the moment she had been distracted by the projection.

• Ye Li crushed Arnim Zola’s simulated body and imprisoned his true AI form in golden chains so he could analyze it later.
• Maria Hill reviewed the decrypted files and discovered that Hydra had manipulated SHIELD’s Project Insight.
• Hill asked Ye Li to lend her a super-soldier unit, and their relationship task required him to agree to her request.
• Ye Li told Hill that he had already sent the unit to rendezvous with Captain, dispatching them while Hill was distracted by the ceiling projection.
• Hill questioned when Ye Li had sent the unit, and he teased her by offering to help her relive the moment.

After spending the night with Ye Li, Hill waited for the surprise he had promised. Steve Rogers sought Sam Wilson’s help while evading S.H.I.E.L.D., but Maki Matsumoto and her clone soldiers found his hiding place and asked him to come out.

• Ye Li told Hill he had prepared a surprise for the next day, then stayed with her through the night.
• Steve Rogers went to Sam Wilson’s home and explained that Pierce, Sitwell, and Rumlow were Hydra.
• Sam Wilson offered Steve a flight device from his former unit and told him the last set was secured at Fort Meade.
• Maki Matsumoto and armed clone soldiers arrived at Sam’s home looking for Steve.
• Maki detected Steve behind the door and said she had come to help him, while the players discussed the mission over the soldiers’ communication channel.

Steve joined the Fearless Mercenary Corps to stop Pierce’s Project Insight, and the group fought its way toward the Helicarrier launch base. Steve warned S.H.I.E.L.D. agents that Hydra had infiltrated the agency, while a standoff erupted in the control room over whether to launch the carriers.

• Steve questioned Maki Matsumoto about the mercenaries’ role, and she urged him to hurry toward the Helicarriers.
• Bucky attacked the convoy, but the Clone Soldiers and Steve’s team defeated the S.H.I.E.L.D. vehicles pursuing them.
• Steve fought Bucky, recognized him as his old friend, and watched him flee before joining the convoy again.
• Steve broadcast a warning to S.H.I.E.L.D. agents that Hydra and Alexander Pierce had infiltrated the agency and Project Insight.
• Rumlow threatened a technician to advance the launch, but Agent Sharon drew her gun, triggering a standoff among the agents.